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I’m sick, but you still get to see some new cards!

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Carol Payne

Happy Friday Stampers!

I had planned to show you the Poppin' Pastels technique today, but I've gotten progressively sicker all week with this head & chest cold, so my energy level has been pretty zero for the past couple of days. I just didn't have the gumption to work on taking the pictures needed to show you this technique, so I had to shelve that idea until next week. I've even had to reschedule a workshop this week because I was too sick and contagious, so you know it's really been bad. I think I've actually plateaued today, not better, but not worse, so I hope I start improving tomorrow. But fortunately for all of us, I received my May swap package in the mail today, so I have some good cards to show you!

Remember when I showed you my swap:

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I did change it a bit to make 21 of them. I used the "Friendly Words" jumbo wheel on the base of the card instead of the En Francais Background to speed up the process.

When I opened my package, I found that two other gals had thought of the same "fancy fold" to use for their swaps too! This one is by Jan Rodrian:

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Kathy Morgan used the same fold for her "Motorcycle" card! She also coated the fenders and gas tank with Crystal Effects, which gives the red a glossy, intense look!

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Diane Tritz created this "stairstep" card with "Elements of Style"! Black & White is so elegant and classy!

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Another stair-step by Nancy Hall with Tropical Party, Birthday Block, Party Hearty, and Island Oasis Designer Paper:

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And a modified "stair-step" with Tropical Party and the "Happy Grad" stamp by Raedeen Shibata:

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This swap came with no name, but it's a fun fold called a "spring card"!

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Here's a cute little "grass skirt" card by Kelly Acheson. (Hi Kelly!) Kelly was one of my evening dinner table-mates on the cruise!

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and the inside:

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"Tropical Party" is a very popular set, Susie Wood used it for her swap too, along with the "Square Lattice Embossing folder!

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Elaine Paget used "Elements of Style" with the Easel card fold and the "glitter windowshade" technique!

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Ruth Anne Lilley used the "Z-fold" for her "Watercolor Trio" card:

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Carla Storry created this great grilling mitt card to complement "King of the Grill"! She used Bordering Blue cardstock, one of the retiring colors:

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Beth Weinstein used "Party Hearty":

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and the inside is an easy-peasy gift-card holder!

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Cherri Gustafson created this box-top folded July 4th card:

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Which opens up, of course, "like a box" where you can write your sentiment or tuck in a treat:

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And last but not least, a cool triangle tri-fold by Jackie Ordway using "Sweet Scoops" and Island Oasis Designer paper!

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I plan to make some of these and add a pocket for a gift-card or money!

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That's all for today, stampers! Have a great weekend and I hope to see you back here on Monday, hopefully with that "poppin' pastels" tutorial!

Have a Stampin' Rox! weekend!

Carol

Tropical Party Birthday!

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Carol Payne

Here's the card I promised to show you yesterday. I merged the giftcard layout from yesterday's post with elements from this cruise swap by Mary Robinson:

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I LOVED how the Square Lattice embossing folder gives a "grass thatch" look to the kraft cardstock, especially when it is sponged with a little Soft Suede! I took this concept and merged it with the giftcardholder card layout and came up with this:

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Pretty neat, huh! I am pretty pleased with the result. I change up the focal point a bit by using the Scalloped Circle #2 Bigz Die for the Garden Green scalloped circle (a color that is retiring but will be replaced by the return of past In-Color "Wild Wasabi" in the new IB&C on July 1st!) and used the Circles Die for the Whisper White stamping piece.

Here's the inside:

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Pretty neat! In the past I've done lots of almost exact CASEing of cards I've received in swaps and from my web surfing, but lately I've been challenging myself to stamp more originally, and even though this card does have elements of the original inspiration, I feel I've changed it up enough to make it my own, what do you think?

Let's try something, shall we? Everyone who leaves a comment on this card from now until Friday May 21st will have their name put in a drawing to receive this card, including a coordinating envelope ready for you to use! I would love to hear from more of you, I know you're out there!

Until tomorrow, have a STAMPIN' ROX DAY!

Stampin’ Up! Cruise in St Maarten!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Carol Payne

Our next port was St Maarten, which is the Dutch side of the island of St Maarten/St Martin (the French side) We booked a "Rhino Rider' excursion this day, and WOW! is all I can say! Rhino Riders are a cross between a jet ski and a speed boat! Almost impossible to tump over (or so our guide, Peter, told us, but fortunately we didn't find out he was wrong!), this vehicle can really buzz over the water!!!! Several of us caravan'd from the Dutch side to the French side on our Rhino Riders (I let Jessica drive while I held on with the straps provided on each side of the boat!) When we got to "Happy Beach" (which turned out to be a nude beach, but we kept our suits on! You never can tell exactly what an excursion will entail just from reading the cruise-line description, I've discovered!) we were given snorkel equipment again. Jessica went right for it, but I was still a little chicken, so I floated around in my life jacket a little bit, then decided the water was calmer than the day before and we were closer to the shore, so I tried snorkeling and actually got the hang of it! Jessica was quite surprised when she looked up and found me snorkeling close to her! I'm glad I overcame my fears and shared this experience with her!

Here Jessica is holding St. Maarten's (didn't know there really was such a guy!) peg-leg!

All the rest of our pics from this day are on a water camera that hasn't been developed yet, sorry! So, I guess I'll just have to show you a few more swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Cindy Ewertz:

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Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal DSP by Karen Titus:

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Elements of Style by Kathy Morgan:

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A "nameless swap" using Sentimental Journey and Travel Journal DSP!

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And lastly for today, Tropical Party by Susie Wood:

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I will be back tomorrow with our last port-of-call, St Croix! Until then, have a STAMPENDOUSLY GREAT DAY!

Stampin’ Up! Cruise in St Maarten!

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Carol Payne

Here Jessica is holding St. Maarten's (didn't know there really was such a guy!) peg-leg!

All the rest of our pics from this day are on a water camera that hasn't been developed yet, sorry! So, I guess I'll just have to show you a few more swaps:

Sweet Scoops by Cindy Ewertz:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Sentimental Journey with Travel Journal DSP by Karen Titus:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Elements of Style by Kathy Morgan:

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A "nameless swap" using Sentimental Journey and Travel Journal DSP!

And lastly for today, Tropical Party by Susie Wood:

I will be back tomorrow with our last port-of-call, St Croix! Until then, have a STAMPENDOUSLY GREAT DAY!

More Cruise Pics and Swaps!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Carol Payne

Hello again Stampers! It's been a fun day today! Why has it been a fun day, you ask? Because I've been playing with my cruise swaps! "How can she play with swaps?" you ask now? Well, I've been sorting them, categorizing them, photographing them, editing them, and NOW STARTING TO BLOG THEM!!!

I'll start off with a few more pics from the cruise, then follow up with some of my favorite swaps:

I'm going to back up just a bit to the 2nd night of the cruise, which was our only full day at sea (no port-of-call). One of the restaurants on the ship offered a "Mystery Dinner Theater" for an additional fee, so Jessica & I, along with our friends Meg Wheeler & Wendy Sanders, purchased tickets. It was a very cheesy, slap-stick performance with the audience given the opportunity to participate at times and to try to guess "whodunnit", so it was a lot of fun!

This is our dessert, a chocolate tiramisu served in it's own edible chocolate bowl! (I know it seems crazy to take pictures of your food, but all the evening dining courses were served so elegantly, you just HAVE to have a picture to remember them!) Notice those "gazelle"-like horns sticking up from this dessert? They are not what they seem to be! Read on:

Those "sticks" were actually chocolate, and Meg & I couldn't resist "dueling" with them a little bit!(The cruise is so fun & relaxing, it really can bring out the kid in you!) Also:

Those same sticks make excellent moustaches! (and yes, we DID eat them!)

Ok, now that you are convinced that insanity reigns on the SU! cruise, here's the first installment of some of my favorite swaps!

Vintage Medallion by Kari Metzger:

Tropical Party by Kim Assaly:

Watercolor Trio and Romance Wheel by Jan McClurg:

Elements of Style by Rhonda Bassler:

That's all for today! But don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow with MORE!!!

More Cruise Pics and Swaps!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Carol Payne

I'll start off with a few more pics from the cruise, then follow up with some of my favorite swaps:

Those "sticks" were actually chocolate, and Meg & I couldn't resist "dueling" with them a little bit!(The cruise is so fun & relaxing, it really can bring out the kid in you!) Also:

Those same sticks make excellent moustaches! (and yes, we DID eat them!)

Ok, now that you are convinced that insanity reigns on the SU! cruise, here's the first installment of some of my favorite swaps!

Vintage Medallion by Kari Metzger:

Tropical Party by Kim Assaly:

Watercolor Trio and Romance Wheel by Jan McClurg:

Elements of Style by Rhonda Bassler:

That's all for today! But don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow with MORE!!!